John 8:14-18

We are not to judge things by how they look to us because we only see in part, God sees the whole thing. The hardest person you will ever get to know is you. The Holy Spirit knows the spirit of a person and reveals our sinful character to us so that we can be changed into the character of His Son. God does not reveal our weaknesses to us to destroy us but to turn them into something good that can benefit others.


Jesus argued on the basis of legality and offered other witnesses. Sometimes, however, an individual is the only one who knows the facts about himself. Thus self-disclosure is the only way to truth. The religious leaders formed conclusions based on human standards and an imperfect, external, and superficial examination. Jesus did not judge according to human standards or outward appearances.

Jesus could claim that His pronouncements were true and accurate even though the Law of Moses required two witnesses for a testimony to be valid. Both He and the Father through the signs bore testimony to Jesus’ words and works.

John 8:14-18

14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going. 15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. 16 And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me. 17 It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. 18 I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.”